Control: tag -1 - l10n On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 19:29:49 +0100, Conrad Hughes wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics > Version: 1.9.0-1+b1 > Severity: normal > Tags: l10n > > Dear Maintainer, > > I've just upgraded from jessie to stretch on a laptop with a "SynPS/2 > Synaptics > TouchPad" (/proc/bus/input/devices). After upgrading, tap-to-click no longer > worked, and I had to use physical buttons for pointer clicks; further, under > Mouse & Touchpad settings, the only options were primary button, mouse speed > and natural scrolling: no option to enable tap-to-click. Various sites > suggested various remedies (including Gnome Tweak Tool, which didn't work), > but > the solution that worked for me was to uninstall/purge xserver-xorg-input- > synaptics: with that gone, after logging out and in, I had a much longer list > of Mouse & Touchpad settings, including tap-to-click. > > It seems that xserver-xorg-input-synaptics sabotages xserver-xorg-input- > libinput. From some sources I understand that -synaptics may be obsolete and > -libinput the future; if so then perhaps the upgrade process is at fault, as I > had both of these installed after the stretch upgrade. > Turns out, as far as I remember, gnome in stretch breaks if you don't use -libinput, but other desktops break if you don't use -synaptics. The game is rigged, you lose every time. :( Cheers, Julien
